Link ring.



G. A. BRIGGS.

LINK RING.

urmoumn rum) 11011.22, 1910.

1,003,696. Patented'Sept 19,1911.

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;P A: IENT OFFICE,

GEORGE A. BRIGGS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LINK RING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BRIGGS, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Link Rings, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to connecting-link rings of the type commonlyemployed on the ends of watch-fobs, chatelaines and chains fordetachably connecting thereto a watch, locket or similar device.

The object of the invention is to produce a hinged ring of said classprovided with a spring latch for securing the abutting ends of thesection.

Another object thereof is to provide a spring snap latch adapted tosecure the abutting ends of the hinged sections of the ring againstaccidental displacement, and to facilitate the ready unlatching andseparation of the parts when desired, and a further object thereof is toprovide an attaching eye upon the shank of the spring latch whereby thepull of a depending weight tends to secure the latch against unlocking.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a more simple,cheap and efficient article of said class than has heretofore beenproduced.

To these ends, my invention includes the combinations and arrangementsof component parts to be hereinafter described and more particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like reference charactersindicate similar parts, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my invention,showing the ring closed; Fig. 2 is a similar view opened, and Fig. 3 isa vertical sectional view of my ring and latch.

My invention includes, generally, a ring comprising two sectionssuitably hinged together, the opposite ends of said sections beinghollowed to form sockets, a spring latch secured in one of the adjacentsockets having a barb at the free end thereof adapted to be engaged inthe opposite socket, and an eyelet secured upon the shank of the springintermediate of its ends by which it may be attached to a chain orpendant, and adapted to hold the latch against disengagementSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 22, 1910.

Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 593,749.

by its weight, and to be used as a thumb piece for unlocking whendesired.

*teferring now to the drawings, 1 indicates a link ring, comprising thesections 2 and 3 which are hinged at 4: to permit their opening forattachment to a chain or pendant.

The opposite adjacent ends of the sections are hollowed longitudinallyto form the sockets 5 and 6 for the reception of the latch by which theyare separably united. Said latch comprises the spring 7 which is securedin one socket 5 and is provided at its free end with the barb 8 on theouter side thereof extending beyond the end of the socket in which it issecured and adapted to project into the socket 6 on the opposite sectionwhen brought together in contact.

The outer wall of the socket 6 is slotted at- 9 at a position to receiveand form a keeper for the barb 8 when the adjacent ends of the sectionsabut, in which position it is normally held by the act-ion of springshank 7.

For the purpose of providing further security against accidentalunlatching, I provide an eye 10 upon the outside of the shank of thespring 7 which projects through a slot in the wall of the socket 7, bywhich eye the ring may be attached for suspension as a pendant, or bywhich a pendant may be attached to the ring, and it will be apparent thepull of such weight tends to secure the barb 8 in the slot or keeper 9to prevent the opening of the ring 1.

When it is desired to open the latch and separate the sections of thering, the eye 10 may be conveniently used as a thumb piece to depressthe spring and dlsengage the barb 8.

Having thus described my mvention what I claim as new, and desire to besecured by Letters Patent, isa 1. A link ring comprising abuttinghingcdsections, a spring latch for locking the abutting ends of said sectionstogether, and means secured on said latch by which said ring is adaptedto be suspended and by the tension of such suspension adapted to holdsaid latch in operative position, substantially as described.

2. Alink ring comprising abutting hinged sections, a barbed spring latchsecured on closed by the tension of suspension, substanthe abutting endof one section, a keeper on tially as described.

the opposite section ada ted to receive the barbed latch, and an ey esecured on said GEORGE BRIGGS latch intermediate of its ends said ringbe- Witnesses:

ing adapted to be suspended thereby and ALBERT WARD,

said eye adapted to normally hold said latch H. J. FINLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

